RE: VisualAge for Java/WebSphere Application Developer/Eclipse Project?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: java400-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:java400-l-admin@midrange.com] On Behalf Of Robert Upshall
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 8:48 AM
> To: java400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: VisualAge for Java/WebSphere Application
> Developer/Eclipse Project?
>
>
> I need some help verifying something.
>
> I want to know if I am understanding tthe following
> relationship correctly.
>
> 1. My understanding that VisualAge will be intergrated into
> the WebSphere Application Developer and will eventually not
> exist as VisualAge on its own. Is this the correct
> understanding?  Is this where IBM is headed.

This is my understanding as well.  I believe that VAJ will be phased out
in ~ two years.  I'm not sure where I heard that but I heard it
somewhere.

>
> 2. Is Eclipse the opensource version of the WSAD?

Yes and no.  Eclipse is the open source version of Websphere Studio
Workbench.  WSAD is a series of plug-ins built on top of Websphere
Studio Workbench and those plug-ins are -not- open source.  So Eclipse
(open source) is the base, WSAD (not open source) consists of things
built on top of that base.

>
> Have I been correctly informed or did I miss the point
> somewhere?   The
> reason I am asking is because I am wondering if it is worth
> learning Eclipse to prepare for the future phaseing out of
> VisualAge for Java?

I think it is worth it to learn WSAD since that is where things are
headed.

Gary
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Robert Upshall
> Professional Software of Amarillo
> (806) 358-8928
> rupshall@psasoft.com